HLS 19RS-745 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 166
BY REPRESENTATIVE GISCLAIR
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
HUNTING/DEER: Requires the use of a safety harness in an open deer stand when hunting
or taking deer
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 56:116.3(H), relative to deer hunting; to require the use of a safety harness in
3 an open deer stand when hunting or taking deer; and to provide for related matters.
4Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 56:116.3(H) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
6 ยง116.3. Special provisions applicable to deer and bear; times and methods of taking;
7 penalties
8 * * *
9 H. No person shall hunt or take deer from an open hunting stand without
10 being fastened into a safety harness. The provisions of this Subsection shall apply
11 to hunting stands whether manufactured or homemade that are open, with or without
12 railings, and that are raised from the ground either by means of integrated legs or
13 suspended from a tree.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 166 Original 2019 Regular Session Gisclair
Abstract: Requires the use of a safety harness in an open deer stand when hunting or taking
deer.
Proposed law requires the use of a safety harness when hunting or taking deer from an open
hunting stand. Applies the requirement to hunting stands whether manufactured or
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
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HB NO. 166
homemade that are open, with or without railings, and that are raised from the ground either
by means of integrated legs or suspended from a tree.
(Adds R.S. 56:116.3(H))
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.